Woden Interchange Explained

Woden Interchange was located in Woden Town Centre, Canberra, Australia, adjacent to Westfield Woden. It was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.

History

In March 1972, the National Capital Development Commission awarded Leighton Contractors a contract to build Woden bus station.^[1] It opened on 4 December 1972.^{[2] [3]} On 6 December 1982, an upgrade was completed that doubled its size and included heated waiting rooms.^{[4] [5]} This increased the number of bus platforms from 15 single-bus bays to 17 mostly double-bus bays.^[6] In 1994, a further upgrade was completed.^[7]

Having been named Woden bus station since it opened, in April 2019 it was renamed Woden Interchange.^{[8] [9]} It is to be replaced by a new interchange with a Canberra Institute of Technology campus to open on the old site in 2025.^[10] It closed on 29 January 2023 with a temporary facility opened to the north pending completion of a permanent replacement as part of the Woden light rail station.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Services

Woden Interchange was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.^{[14] [15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102200861 Contract let for bus station
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110622780 Improve bus service at Woden
3. Bus interchange opened Truck & Bus Transportation January 1973 page 99
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130831906 Bus interchange will be completed soon
5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130834764 ACTION in action at interchange
6. Web site: Bus . A. C. T. . 2023-01-11 . Woden Interchange: 50 years – ACT Bus . 2024-10-16 . en-US.
7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118115878 Things look better at Woden now
8. Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5
9. World News Buses Worldwide issue 214 July 2019 page 39
10. Woden public transport interchange progresses with focus on future light rail integration Railway Digest May 2021 page 5
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20230309171537/https://www.transport.act.gov.au/news/service-alerts-and-updates/service-updates/woden-valley/woden-bus-interchange-closure Woden bus interchange closure
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20230309172003/https://www.transport.act.gov.au/news/news-and-events-items/december-2022/temporary-woden-bus-interchange-opening Temporary Woden Bus Interchange now open
13. Infrastructure Australian Bus Panorama issue 38/4 January 2023 page 34
14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190313072253/https://www.transport.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/1244203/TC_station_woden.pdf Woden Interchange - Departure platforms
15. https://www.qcitytransit.com.au/pdf/bus-maps-2017/831_stop_map.pdf Route 831 map
16. https://web.archive.org/web/20220305151648/https://www.transborder.com.au/pdf/tbxtimetable.pdf Route 842 timetable